Bangladesh has been ranked 41st among the largest economies in the world in 2019, up from the 43rd position since last year, according to an analysis by a UK based think tank.

Xiaomi has recently launched the latest model of its flagship Mi 8 series, Mi 8 Lite, in Bangladesh.

Chinese telecom giant Huawei has punished two employees for posting a New Year greeting on the company's official Twitter account using an iPhone made by arch rival Apple, an internal memo showed.

The telecom regulator withdrew the 37-hour suspension on mobile internet services yesterday at 10am.

Shrimp processors finished the first half of fiscal 2018-19 amid lower export receipts than a year earlier, with a revival in fortunes progressively looking unlikely in the second half, said exporters yesterday.

Faster internet service has been switched back on 37 hours into its suspension.

Despite various internal and external challenges, cement manufacturers posted the highest ever single-year sales in 2018, on the back of rising consumption of the key construction material in rural areas and development projects, said industry people.

The domestic tourism sector has been hit hard by the escalating tension surrounding Sunday's general elections as visitors stay away from popular tourist destinations such as the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Cox's Bazar and Sylhet for fear of getting stranded.

Housing is one's fundamental right as per our constitution. The scenario of housing in Bangladesh in general is not good. And the state of coastal housing is even worse. The extreme poor in particular are in an especially grave condition.

Indian government has decided to rename three islands in Andaman and Nicobar - Havelock Island to Swaraj Dweep, Neil Island to Shaheed Dweep and Ross Island to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Island.

State-owned mobile operator Teletalk finally launched 4G (fourth generation) mobile data services commercially in the capital, some 10 months behind the market's remaining three private wireless carriers.

Mobile phone subscribers can now purchase digital services worth up to Tk 600 a month using his/her balance, a development that is expected to give a boost to local app and game developers.

Bangladesh's tourism sector has grown with the pace of the country's economic growth in the past decade, as more and more people are having sizeable disposable income.

The High Court issues a ban on hiking the mobile call rate and charge for call drop from subscribers. The court also directs the government to form a committee to determine the call rate.

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world's leading hotel companies, has announced the commencement of commercial operations of InterContinental Dhaka in partnership with state-run Bangladesh Services Limited (BSL).

Banglalink yesterday announced the introduction of its new number series -- 014.

Handset maker Motorola has recently launched “Moto E5 Plus” in the Bangladesh market.

Data usage through mobile phones got momentum after the roll-out of 4G service in February, with the average consumption hitting the landmark of one gigabyte (1GB).

China green lights a project to build the first underwater bullet train route, reports CNN.

People have to spend more to purchase mobile phones in Bangladesh compared to any foreign country because of high import duty, a top official of a leading Chinese handset maker said.